He arrived home late that evening. In the morning there was an album on the kitchen table, an album they were pressing the night before. It was Paul Simon's There Goes Rhythm Simon, an album that was not yet released. A 14-year old kid that wanted to expand his record collection was surprised and delighted to have what no other kid could get.
The first hit single from the album, Kodachrome, became a huge hit that summer.
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| Kodachrome goes #1 on the CHUM 30 (July 7, 1973) |
Kodachrome film would later become a huge hit with me when I owned my first SLR. As the song tells us "it gives those nice bright colors".
From my friends I learned that you could push the film ISO from 64 to 80 and get the colours to pop even more.
As a kid that grew up with black and white photographs and black and white TV, colour was very exciting. I still find it tough to enjoy a modern black and white feature film or a modern black and white photograph. My usual first question to a black and white image is "can I see the colour version?".
There are always exceptions where black and white has a place and sends a dramatic message. First exception: The 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. The reasons are obvious. Second exception... can't think of one. I'm kidding... there are tons of reasons. Just don't tell me it gives a "classy look." Rather, I'll take colour pictures for it "makes you think all the world's a sunny day, oh yeah!".
